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Osoberry, also known as Indian plum, blooms in early spring and grows purple fruits as it matures. It grows abundantly in the Pacific Northwest and is used for medicinal purposes by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The tribe is rekindling its connection with traditional foods, a means of keeping its members healthy and its culture alive.

Cowlitz Indian Tribe reclaims traditional food in partnership with Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Osoberry, also known as Indian plum, blooms in early spring and grows purple fruits as it matures. It grows abundantly in the Pacific Northwest and is used for medicinal purposes by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The tribe is rekindling its connection with traditional foods, a means of keeping its members healthy and its culture alive.

April 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

One March afternoon, rain clouds parted, revealing a gentle glow onto the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge’s sloping grasslands and woodlands below. Read story

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Spring Chinook salmon season on lower Columbia extended four days

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

April 4, 2023, 5:23pm Editor's Choice

With the water cold and angling poor, the lower Columbia River will remain open for spring chinook salmon fishing through Tuesday, April 11, four days longer than scheduled. Read story

A sample copy of a Washington drivers license is shown at the Washington state Dept. of Licensing office in Lacey on Friday. Some Washington licenses and identification cards will soon be marked with the words “federal limits apply” as the state moves to comply with a federal law that increased rules for identification needed at airports and federal facilities. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington driver’s licenses are the priciest in the US. Here’s what to know about the increase

A sample copy of a Washington drivers license is shown at the Washington state Dept. of Licensing office in Lacey on Friday. Some Washington licenses and identification cards will soon be marked with the words “federal limits apply” as the state moves to comply with a federal law that increased rules for identification needed at airports and federal facilities. (AP Photo/Ted S.

April 4, 2023, 2:12pm Editor's Choice

Washington residents dish out a decent chunk of change to get a driver’s license. According to a state-by-state comparison from U.S. politics website Wisevoter, Washington drivers have to pay the most to renew or apply for their right to drive. Read story

A three-story apartment complex is in the works on Vancouver's East Reserve St.

Apartment building planned for Vancouver’s Central Park neighborhood

A three-story apartment complex is in the works on Vancouver's East Reserve St.

April 4, 2023, 6:04am Business

Development plans are being considered for a mid-rise apartment building in Vancouver’s Central Park neighborhood, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story

FBI agents found a video in the "trash file" on Jeffrey Grace's cellphone. The video showed he and his son, Jeremy Grace, at left, inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Battle Ground man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

FBI agents found a video in the "trash file" on Jeffrey Grace's cellphone. The video showed he and his son, Jeremy Grace, at left, inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

April 3, 2023, 7:17pm Editor's Choice

A Battle Ground man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. Read story

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council discusses population

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

April 3, 2023, 5:37pm Clark County News

There’s no doubt that Clark County’s population is growing, but how quickly will it grow in the next 20 years? Read story

Kirkland Warren makes a first appearance on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend, Meshay Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, as Judge Suzan Clark looks on at the Clark County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, April 3, 2023.

Prosecutors will charge Warren with aggravated murder in shooting deaths of Meshay Melendez, daughter Laylavideo icon

Kirkland Warren makes a first appearance on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his former girlfriend, Meshay Melendez, and her daughter, Layla Stewart, as Judge Suzan Clark looks on at the Clark County Courthouse on Monday afternoon, April 3, 2023.

April 3, 2023, 4:52pm Clark County News Free

Clark County prosecutors say they plan to charge a Vancouver man accused in the slaying of his former girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter with aggravated first-degree murder. If convicted, he would be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read story

Santos Enrique Camara, 27, who dropped out of Shoreline Community College at age 19 in 2015, prepares food at Capers + Olives Friday, March 24, 2023, in Everett, Wash. where he works as a sous-chef and cook. Advocates for community colleges defend them as the underdogs of America's higher education system, left to serve the students who need the most support but without the money to provide it. Critics contend this has become an excuse for poor success rates and for the kind of faceless bureaucracies that ultimately led Camara to drop out after two semesters.

Community colleges in Washington, U.S. are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’

Santos Enrique Camara, 27, who dropped out of Shoreline Community College at age 19 in 2015, prepares food at Capers + Olives Friday, March 24, 2023, in Everett, Wash. where he works as a sous-chef and cook. Advocates for community colleges defend them as the underdogs of America's higher education system, left to serve the students who need the most support but without the money to provide it. Critics contend this has become an excuse for poor success rates and for the kind of faceless bureaucracies that ultimately led Camara to drop out after two semesters.

April 3, 2023, 7:36am Editor's Choice

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. Read story

A Clark County resident needs to make $34 an hour in order to afford the average two-bedroom apartment.

Report finds affordable rent out of reach for many in Clark County

A Clark County resident needs to make $34 an hour in order to afford the average two-bedroom apartment.

April 2, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County residents must make over $33 per hour or work two minimum-wage jobs to afford a two-bedroom apartment. That is according to a 2022 report, Out of Reach, by Washington’s Low Income Housing Coalition. Read story

Cascadia and Romano development companies released plans for a large multi-building development to the east of 192nd street and north of state Highway 14.

East Clark County mixed-use development to feature ‘open-air lifestyle’

Cascadia and Romano development companies released plans for a large multi-building development to the east of 192nd street and north of state Highway 14.

April 1, 2023, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

New plans for a large 12-building development in the Columbia Palisades show an “open-air lifestyle” space with many walkable pathways and underground parking on the 14.5-acre site. Read story